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I have written an article on Sustainable Practices in Childcare for educators working with children in LDC & FDC and OOSH settings. The ideas within this article is just some of the ideas that you could do to embed sustainability within the day to day running of the centre and within the curriculum program. Educators have the responsibility to make…

Due to popular request I have now created a "blue" version of the Special Moments template for Portfolios. This template is used to record a special event that took place at your LDC or FDC centre. The template consists of 3 image boxes to add photos of the special event. A box to describe the special moment, parent feedback and…

10 New Interest Areas Posters are now Available for Educators in LDC and FDC settings. Each Poster provides detailed information on how the specific interest area benefits children while they play. It also links the EYLF Learning Outcomes and the QIAS principles. Interest areas that support learning are vibrant and flexible and are responsive to the interests and abilities of…

The Written Ob template is used as an anecdotal record for writing up an individual child observation. This Written Observation template is used to observe a child, reflect on their interests and skills, follow up with an extension experience and provide an evaluation of the child’s learning. It also has two photo boxes, one can be used for the observation…

Hi Everyone, Over the past few days, there has been a few persistent spammers who have been misusing our forum to post their spams on our site. Although we already have many anti-spam measures put in place and proactively delete all spam posts from our site, some of them still continue to get through. As a result, we have made…

New Celebrating Diversity Template is available for Educators in LDC, FDC and OOSH services. The Celebrating Diversity template enables you to share the special cultural events that happened within the centre. This template then can be added to each child's portfolio which can be used as a keepsake and to share with each child's family. The Celebrating Diversity template includes…

To celebrate and honour National Sorry Day (26th May) & National Reconciliation Week (27 May - June 3), we have created six new Indigenous Posters that can be used by Educators and Parents to assist children in exploring and understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. These posters all have an image that is an important part of the Indigenous…

The Photo Obs Template for educators in LDC, FDC and OOSH settings is now available in Word format. This is a free template for all our users to download. This observation template can be used as a photo observation to record individual learning. This template focuses on the child’s experience through the use of photos. This template has 4 photo…